MONTOUR TRAIL

The Official Publication of the Montour Trail Council
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER
Volume 26 Issue 2
It Has Finally Begun
March-April 2015
by Dennis Sims
Construction has finally commenced on the long-awaited realignment of the PA Routes 980 and 50 intersection at Venice, Cecil
Township near Montour Trail MP 22. The project includes a 3-span overpass that will take the Montour Trail over the intersection.
The project will take place in three phases:
1: The construction of the Trail
Bridge, which will necessitate a Trail
detour now through mid-August via
PA Route 50 and Southview Road.
This a route many of us used before
the stairs were installed. By the
time you read this, the stairs are
expected to have been dismantled.
Looking west from the 980 parking area and the beginning of
the detour. Photo by Dennis Sims
2. In mid to late June, work on
PA 980 will require the road to be
closed for a few days.
Looking east from the steps across the intersection. Photo by Bryan
Seip
3: From mid-June to mid-August, PA 980 and PA 50 will be limited one lane with traffic controlled by flaggers.
When completed, the intersection will be a conventional crossroad controlled by a four-way stop with the Trail bridge taking users
safely over the intersection. CH&D Enterprises of New Stanton, PA is the contractor. For more background on this project see the May-June
2013 MTC Newsletter: ( http://www.montourtrail.org/news/2013/mayjune2013.pdf)
Inside this issue:
980-50 Constructiom Starts
Library Viaduct Update
1
Prez Sez
2
Tails for Trails
3
Trail Patrol/Ambassadors
MTC and Social Media
Sam Hvifelt
4
Burghs 10K/5K
1/2 Marathon
5
Montour RR History:
Cabooses
6
New Members /Memorials
Photo Contest Winner
Trail Map
7
Library Viaduct Construction Update
Thornbury Inc. continues to make good progress on the Library Viaduct Rehabilitation. We also continue to have good support for construction inspection by Mackin Engineering, for engineering
consultation by WEC Engineering, and contract support from PennDOT District 11-0.
After a winter shutdown, work
resumed on March 9th. Significant work was
performed on installing the railings that week. Work
is expected to continue through March and should
be completed by the contract completion date of
April 1, 2015. Until the trail approaches are complete. the
bridge will be closed.
8
Visit the Montour Trail Web Site at:
www.montourtrail.org
To Converse, join the Yahoo Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/
Montour-Trail/info or
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/43518292159
By Tom Prezel
Above: Looking west to east across the Viaduct. Photo by David Oyler.
Right: The Viaduct as seen from the Rite-Aid parking lot along Route
88. Photo by Tom Prezel
PAGE 2 March-April 2015
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER Volume 26 Issue 2
The Prez Sez:
MONTOUR TRAIL COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ned Williams Tom Prezel
Deb Esia Phyllis McChesney `
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Deb Esia 2013-2015
Denis Kane 2013-2015
Tim Killmeyer 2013-2015
Gil McGurl
2013-2015
Don Thobaben 2013-2015
Dino Angelici 2014-2016
Bill Capp 2014-2016
Eric Chipps
2014-2016
Phyllis McChesney 2014-2016
Dave Oyler
2014-2016
Tom Prezel
2014-2016
Jan Carey 2015-2017
Mark Imgrund
2015-2017
Dave Borrebach 2015-2017
Peter Kohnke 2015-2017
Ned Williams
2015-2017
THE MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER
is published bi-monthly January through December. All
Trail-letter correspondence should be addressed to:
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER
Suite 3 2nd Floor
304 Hickman Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Or E-mail to:
[email protected]
All other trail correspondence should be addressed:
Springtime feels especially welcoming this year. Despite what was
declared to be a tough winter, the periods of enjoying the Trail by ski or snowshoe were
relatively brief. (Not that we were wishing for Boston snowfalls!) And, with our Winter’s
coldest and snowiest times occurring towards its end, we all have been looking for a
different reason to be out there. Remembering again the enveloping answer of warm
Spring sunshine is one of life’s great joys.
The wildflowers are especially abundant and colorful this spring, having
been well nurtured by snowmelt and our Spring rains. Landscapes along the trail are
greening up fast, preparing to shade us from the late summer sun. But that will be much
later; for now, the brilliant colors and pervasive fragrances provide an irresistible draw, to
get us away from the busy-ness of our lives and towards simply being a part of the wonder
of Nature. I hope that by now you have been able to get out onto the Montour, at least for
a short end-of-the-day stroll if not something more. Nowhere else around here can you so
easily get out of your car and into the fresh air of wood and field.
This is the season of rebirth, too, for the volunteers that make the
Montour Trail the easy and elegant pathway to nature that it is. Quite clearly: Without all
of you, it simply wouldn’t be there. As warm weather brings trail-hungry people pouring
out of their houses and onto the Montour this spring, the need for volunteer workers is
especially strong. Please consider helping out on your nearby trail section. Contact your
local Friends of the Trail group; their information is listed on page 3. You can also call or
email the Montour Trail office; contact information is shown on this page.
The Montour is one of very few trail organizations which for a quarter
century has remained all-volunteer, with no paid staff. Other non-profit organizations, not
to mention public officials and the news media, find it nothing short of astounding when
they come to see that such an extensive trail system has been assembled and maintained
entirely by volunteers. We do use engineers and contractors when needed for the big stuff,
of course. There are several large scale trail projects that contractors are currently moving
towards completion; you can read about some of them elsewhere in this newsletter. In
this space, though, I want to personally thank each volunteer, in advance, for the time and
talents you will be dedicating to improving the Trail this year. And if you are one of those
who has thought of seeing if there would be something that you could do to help out, this
is the time to do it.
MONTOUR TRAIL COUNCIL
PHONE NUMBER 412-257-3011
We are lucky to have the chance to be the stewards of a facility where
hundreds of thousands of people every year can enjoy travel and outdoor recreational
experiences big and small. The Montour Trail, along with the other trails in Southwestern
Pennsylvania, continues to be a big plus to the quality of life for the people of the region,
and is one of the reasons that make this area such a nice place to live. As a volunteer,
it really is a privilege to see one’s small contributions multiplied into such large positive
effects. Your efforts will long be appreciated on a scale far beyond what you will ever see.
Administrative Manager
Phyllis McChesney
[email protected]
Enjoy this fine Spring!
MONTOUR TRAIL COUNCIL
Suite #3 2nd Floor
304 Hickman Street
Bridgeville, PA 15017
NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL TEAM
Dennis Sims, managing editor
Troy Bogdan
Mark Imgrund
Tim Killmeyer
Dennis Pfeiffer
Ned Williams
The Montour Trail Council is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1989 to convert the abandoned Montour Railroad right of way and the abandoned Peters Creek Branch
of the Pennsylvania Railroad into a 55 mile recreational trail for non-motorized activity regardless of physical ability or financial wherewithal.
Volume 26 Issue 2
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER Friends’ Meetings and Work Parties
MTC Board Meeting:
Every third Monday of the month - 6:00 p.m. at 304 Hickman
St., Suite 3, Bridgeville, PA. Turn right off of the Bridgeville
exit of I-79. Turn left at the next light, go straight at next light
and make left turn onto Hickman St. just after the Post Office.
Call Dennis at 412-262-3748 for more information or to get on
the agenda.
Airport Area Friends: (MP 0 to MP 12.6 and the 6.3 mile
Airport Connector) The Airport Area Friends of the Trail
meet every second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
at the Forest Grove Fire Hall, 2044 Ewings Mill Road,
Robinson Township, PA 15108. New volunteers are
always welcomed. Contact Phyllis McChesney at 412-2646303 for more information. Numerous Saturday “work
parties” are held during the season. Please call 412-2623748 to lend a hand at the work parties.
Fort Cherry Friends: (MP 12.6 to MP 20.7)
Friends of the Trail meeting: Second Wednesday of the
month at 7:00 p.m. at the McDonald Trail Station, 160
S. McDonald Street, McDonald, PA 15057 (adjacent to
the Panhandle Trail). Work and cleanup parties will be
scheduled as needed. For more information contact Tim
Thomassy, 724-926-4617 or Chuck Hughey, 724-926-9436.
Cecil Friends: (MP 20.7 to MP 28.5)
Friends of the Trail meeting, every fourth Monday of the
month at 7:00 p.m. From May-August, meetings are held at
the Kurnick Access area along the trail off Cecil Henderson
Road; other months (with the exception of November and
December) meet at the MTC Offices. Work and cleanup
parties are scheduled as needed. Call 412-496-4308 for more
information, or email [email protected]
Peters Township Friends: (MP 28.5 to 30.4, Library Jct to near
MP 35 and part of the Bethel Branch)
Friends of the Trail Meeting, first non-holiday Monday
of the month at Peters Township Community Recreation
Center at 7:00 p.m. For more information on work and
cleanup parties, please contact Jim Robbins at 724-9416132, or for monthly meetings, Mark Imgrund at 724-9416351 or by e-mail at [email protected]
Bethel Park Friends: (The 2.75 mile Bethel Branch and a short
piece of main line trail around MP 35). Friends of the Trail
meeting, every first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the
Bethel Park Municipal Building Council Chambers. Anyone
interested in the Bethel Park Trail segment is encouraged
to come. Work and cleanup party, every second and fourth
Saturday of the month - 8:30 a.m. Call Bob O’Connell at 412833-6259 for location and information.
South Hills Friends: (MP 35.4 to 46.3)
Meeting second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at
South Park Township Community Room, located behind the
Township Building at 2675 Brownsville Road, South Park,
15129. Work and cleanup parties scheduled and advertised
as needed. For more information, contact David Oyler at
412-831-9288, [email protected], or Paul McKeown
at 412-835-6692, [email protected]
The Montour Railroad Historical Society:
For more information send email to [email protected].
March-April 2015 PAGE 3
The Frank Ludwin Memorial
Tails for Tail 5K Fun Dog Walk
The Cecil Friends of the Montour Trail proudly
announce the return of the Tails for Trails 5K Fun Dog
Walk on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 6, 2015. The
Walk will bark off at 9:00 a.m. and head east to the turnaround at the Tandem Connection crossing the bridge over
Morganza Road. The walk starts at the Kurnick (National)
Trailhead where there will be several vendors featuring pet
related products. As always, there will be hot dogs grilled
to perfection along with beverages and sweets for the
participants when they return. Along with the walk, there
will be a Chinese Auction and door prizes for the participants
and you will be able to have photos of your four-legged furry
friend taken by a professional photographer.
Frank Ludwin, who has been our grillmaster for
the past 10 years, will not be with us. Frank passed away
suddenly just before Christmas last year. In his honor, the
event will now bear his name: The Frank Ludwin Memorial
Tails for Trails 5K Fun Dog Walk. Proceeds from the event
will go towards his project: The Southpointe Connector, a
portion of which between Montour Trail and Klinger Park
is being named after him. The Trail will then continue
along Reserve Drive and then alongside Klinger Road into
Southpointe.
Registration forms are available at several locations
on and near the trail and on the web at www.montour.com. The registration fee is the same as last year; $10 for one dog
and $16 for two dogs if you register by May 18; afterwards
will be $12 a dog.
PAGE 4 March-April 2015
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER Volume 26 Issue 2
We Need a Few Good People
The Montour Trail & Social Media
In 1998, the Montour Trail Council decided to start an
organized group of volunteer Trail Monitor Patrols to assist trail users
in case of emergencies and non-emergencies. This group is still active
today, but due to attrition we are in need of some new recruits.
In 2014, the Montour
Trail Council (MTC) made
significant strides in the use of
social media, a trend that we
expect will expand during 2015.
The most expansive growth is in
the Montour Trail Facebook group,
which had over 1325 members
as of mid-March. All members of
the group have the ability to post and comment on the site. Group
members use the site to stay up to date with Trail events and
happenings, and to connect with other trail supporters. Join us!
The MTC maintains a Facebook account so we can highlight
“official” posts in the Facebook group, but we don’t invite people
to be Facebook friends of this account. Our “friends” are all of the
members of the Montour Trail Facebook group.
About a year we
also began active use of the
trail’s Twitter account, and
have a growing community
of 250+ followers. We use Twitter
for announcements and news
headlines. We retweet comments
and pictures from trail users, and
also retweet items of interest from
the wider rails-to-trails community.
If you’re not yet following the Trail on Facebook and Twitter
we urge you to join us. Search for “Montour Trail” on Facebook, and
follow us on Twitter @MontourTrail.
What does a Trail Monitor Patrol do?
Trail Monitor Patrols are encouraged to carry cell phones and
maintain current CPR certification. They carry gate keys to open gates
in advance of emergency vehicles’ arrival, if needed. In the event of
an emergency like cardiac arrest, a few seconds could be a matter of
life or death. Our Trail Monitor Patrols also function as guides for the
Trail Council, offering a friendly face greeting people and providing
directions to trail users when needed.
Law enforcement on the Montour Trail is the responsibility
of the local police, and in many areas the police patrol the trail, often
on bikes. But since police can’t be everywhere, another important
function of our patrols is surveillance of the trail as “eyes and ears”
for law enforcement. As Director of Trail Security, I can tell you that
since 1998 we have had very few serious incidents. I believe that one
of the reasons we have had little trouble on the trail is because of the
presence of these patrols.
If you are a walker, biker or runner at least 18years old, you
use the trail 2 to 3 times a week, and being a patrol sounds interesting
to you, please contact Jesse Forquer via email at jjforquer@comcast.
net or phone (412 859-3737) for further details.
You can recognize a Trail
Monitor Patrol by the yellow T-shirt
or Vest with “Montroon” lettering. There is another group call the Trail
Ambassadors. They form a more
ceremonial role than the Trail Patrol
and can be recognized by their cycling
jerseys. The ambassadors are a
group of knowledgeable people that
are mobile “information boards”
They ride or walk the trail to provide
information, assist with minor
mechanical problem and promote membership. Do you wonder
what’s happening on the Montour Trail stop them and ask. You will
find them very informative
Which group should I be a member of? If you are an outspoken and gregarious individual, the Trail Ambassadors are for you. If
you are attentive and sharp-eyed, being a trail monitor is probably for
you.
Trail Blazer Award Winner
Sam Hvitfelt
At the first Tour the Montour Meeting this year on February 17, Sam Hvitfelt was presented a Trail Blazer Award. (above right). Sam
was presented this award for her leadership of the Tour the Montour over the past eight years. Sam was not able to attend the annual dinner
due to shoulder surgery when other awards were presented.
This year’s riding of the Tour the Montour takes place on September 26, 2015. Look for updates in future issues of this newsletter and at www.
montourtrail.org .
Volume 26 Issue 2
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER The Burgh’s Pizza and Wing Pub
10K/5K as taken from their web page
$300,000.00.
On Sunday,
October 12, 2014, Burgh’s Pizza & Wing Pub
presented a check in the
amount of $30,000.00 to
the Montour Trail Council
from the proceeds of the
14th Annual Burgh’s Pizza
& Wing Pub 10K / 5K
Runs and 2 Mile Fun Walk
for family, friends held on
Sunday, April 27, 2014.
This brings our 14 year
event total donations to
the ongoing development
and maintenance of the
Montour Trail here in
Western Pennsylvania to
Our 15th Annual Burgh’s Pizza & Wing Pub 5K / 10K Runs
and 2 Mile Fun Walk is scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Cecil
Park and Montour Trail. On-line registration is now open. Just click
the “Register Now” button on our race page. Registration fees are
presently at their lowest so register on-line early and guarantee
yourself an opportunity to win an HD-TV donated by Bridgeville
Appliance. The start times for the events are: 5K at 9:15 a.m., 10K at
10:00 a.m. and the 2 Mile Walk 10:15 a.m.
The success of this event goes to the great group of
volunteers from local businesses, Montour Trail Council members,
Cecil Twp. Parks & Rec, Cecil Police Dept., South Bridge EMS, Burgh’s
team members and especially Race Committee members. In addition
to our volunteers, local business partners and customers making
monetary donations. Special thanks to our two Corporate Partners
($2500 monetary donation:; Wilson-McGinley Distributing / Miller
Lite and Cintas – The Uniform Company for their ongoing support.
View our official event results at www.runhigh.com. Check out our
event photos on our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @
burghspizzawing or on Instagram @burghspizzawingpub.
to the :
For additional event information on this family fun event go
http://www.montourtrail.org/events/displayevent.asp?id=1
Race photos are available for viewing on our Burgh’s
facebook page…like us there and follow us on Twitter (@
burghspizzawing) and Instagram {burghspizzawingpub}.
This is a fun family event with proceeds donated to the
continued development & maintenance of the Montour Trail. There
are cash awards to the top 3 male / female 10K Run finishers, special
award to top 3 male / female 5K Run finishers, along with age group
awards. A great post- race party of wings, pasta, hoagies & more,
along with beer, water & soda and DJ will be available for your
entertainment.
March-April 2015 PAGE 5
Montour Trail Half Marathon and 5K
Race by Jan Carey
Preparations for the 2015 UPMC Urgent Care - Montour Trail
Half Marathon and 5K, scheduled for Saturday September 12, 2015,
are underway. It is the 20th Anniversary of the event, all proceeds
of which benefit the Montour Trail. The past success of the Half
Marathon is by all measures the result of the work of many volunteers
-- those helping with planning and pre-registration, those arriving well
before dawn on race day to prepare for participant arrival, and those
handling the clean-up. Volunteers have in the past given generously
of their time and talents and that effort is hoped for again this year. We are happy to have Joe Stabile, Director of Healthy Living, PNC
YMCA Branch, return again as Race Director in 2015.
In this early stage, a call goes out to individuals that could
help with sponsors, race logistics, and the public relations effort. Have
you wanted to support the Montour Trail but were not sure how? Do
you work for a company that may be interested in being a corporate
sponsor? Now is a great opportunity given the number of volunteers
and breadth of talent it takes to stage this classic event, including
graphic design help for T-shirts, flyers, and social media forums, set-up
and teardown chores, and, no small task -- getting the participants to
the Start Line on time. Those of you who have staffed the event in the
past may have specific recommendations as to where there is room
for improvement. Your comments are welcome and can be directed
to [email protected]. For those of you intending to run the Half Marathon/5K,
you can find more information about the event and register online
at www.Race360.com. Information is also available at www.
montourtrail.org. If, having run the Race in the past, you have an
interesting story that you would like to share, let us know.
With Trail volunteer help and the hardy-of-heart participants,
the Montour Trail Half Marathon/5K should be a memorable 20th Run. 2015 Montour Trail Events
April 19: Burgh’s Pizza and Wings 10k/5K and 2 Mile Family Walk
May 9: Airport Area Friends Penny Day
June 6: Cecil Friends Frank Ludwin Memorial Tails for Trails 5K Fun
Dog Walk
July 31: Peters Friends Twilight Trail Walk
September 12: UPMC Urgent Care - Montour Trail Half Marathon
and 5K
September 26: Tour the Montour
October 10: Bethel, Peters and South Hills Penny Day
November: Annual Meeting
PAGE 6 March-April 2015
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER Volume 26 Issue 2
MonTOUR RAILROAD HISTORY
Montour Cabooses
By Bryan Seip - Montour Railroad Historical Society
At the rear end of every Montour Railroad main line train was a caboose. Most trains today do not carry cabooses, with railroads opting
to eliminate the extra weight and thus fuel needed to haul them. Cabooses were phased out of operation in the mid-to-late 1980’s. They are
still in use at places where a train must be shoved along a section of track in front of a locomotive, serving as a safety platform, with the train’s
conductor acting as a set of eyes on the leading end of the train.
Cabooses in the Montour era were used as an office and transportation for the conductor and brakemen. The conductor had a
desk where he would complete his paperwork and car bills. In current days this information is handled by computers and with smaller crews
operating trains, there is no need for the conductor to have a separate car. Benches and a toilet were provided for the crew’s comfort. A coal
fired stove was provided for heat and sometimes used for cooking. Many a meal was made using the old stoves in the Montour cabooses, with
the train crew proving to be good and resourceful chefs. Early Montour cabooses were made by converting wooden box cars, adding doors
and perhaps a few windows or a cupola where a brakeman could keep an eye on the train
cars in front of him, watching for pro`blems or defects. (Caboose 48 photo)
Later cabooses were made as specialized rolling stock, such as several 4-wheel
bobber type purchased in 1921 and retired in 1936. These were small and cramped, and
tended to have a pretty rough ride. The wooden Montour cabooses mostly were painted in
the traditional red color. (Caboose 29 photo)
Montour #48 was one of ten wooden cabooses built for the Montour
by the Standard Steel Car Company in Butler in 1929. It was retired
from service in 1971. Photo courtesy Michael Thompson Collection.
other railroads and served for almost 40 years.
Larger wooden cabooses made their
way onto the Montour as coal traffic increased
in the 1930’s. They had steel underframes
to withstand the forces of helper locomotives
pushing on the rear of a loaded coal train. Several
used wooden cabooses were also bought from
In 1969, the Montour’s parent company, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR, purchased 11 steel
cabooses built in 1944 that the Union Pacific RR was retiring. They arrived at the P&LE McKees Rocks Caboose 29 was one of three wooden 4-wheel bobber
type purchased from the New York Ontario & Western
shops wearing their full UP yellow colors. The cabooses were quickly repainted with the P&LE green RR in 1921. It was retired in 1936. Photo courtesy Gene
scheme and reassigned to several subsidiary railroads, including the Montour. Of the 11 cabooses,
P. Schaeffer.
seven went to the Montour to replace outdated wooden ones. Two went to the Youngstown &
Southern (Y&S), one to the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny (PC&Y) and one stayed on the P&LE. The Montour cabooses entered service in
March, 1970 and served on the railroad until they were retired between 1981 and 1983. (Caboose 33 photo)
`The Montour used cabooses until the end of operations. At times, the caboose
would be leading a train as it would be shoved along one of the sections of the railroad. One common occurrence was for a train working Brookside Lumber in Bethel Park to be
shoved several miles to Library Junction, where the train could be turned on the wye so
that the locomotive would then be leading and pulling the train westbound. Another was
on the Library Branch where trains were shoved to or from Montour Mine #10 or to the
interchange at Snowden, where there was no place to turn a train. The conductor and
brakemen would act as the leading eyes of the train, watching for obstructions and other
problems. Several ex-Montour cabooses still survive as displays or in non-operational railroad
themed use. The recently added caboose beside the trail at the Montour Mine #4 site at
Milepost 30 was one of the 11 UP cabooses purchased by the P&LE. This particular caboose
The conductor and brakeman keep watch as caboose 33 leads a train went to the Youngstown & Southern, but is one of the same batch that worked on the
shoving through Library Junction. Gene P. Schaeffer photo
Montour until operations ended. You can contact the Montour Railroad Yahoo group at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/montour_rr/ There are currently
339 members from across the country. You are encouraged to join. There is a wealth of information about the Montour Railroad
at this location and you can pose questions of its membership, from whom you are sure to get an answer. There is also much
information at http://www.montourrr.com
Volume 26 Issue 2
MONTOUR TRAIL-LETTER Welcome New Members
The Montour Trail Council welcomes these new members and
thanks them for their support. We would also like to thank all our members who have recently renewed their membership and to remind all that
a growing membership is one of the criteria foundations look for when we
apply for grants.
New Members
Bob Blunkosky
Leslie Bockman
Peggy Brown
Christopher Cahillane
Richards Childs
Jeffrey Creamer
Patricia Gordon
David Grecco
Steven Lesofsky
Thomas Nacey
Lynn Osgood
Christine Rial
James Saulters
Judith Stemmler
Vincent Szellgo
OWL Testing Software
Michael Ulzig
Paul Watters
Bruce & Barbara Weigand
Robert Yetter
Benefactors
Dennis F. Carlin
Barb & Vince Senatore
Leaders
Thomas Levine
Dennis Pfeiffer
Bruce & Barbara Weigand
Valleyview Charitable Foundation
Latest MTC Photo Contest Winner
March-April 2015 PAGE 7
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Bridgeville, PA 15017
The winner of the most recent bi-monthly MTC Photo Contest is:
Frank Sonnett for his photo “Winter Dusk.” Frank snapped this shot while
cross country skiing just west of the trail entry point near Evans Field in
South Park. The judges had a tough time deciding on this batch of entries
but Frank’s rose to the top. See all the entries and submit yours at www.
montourtrail.org
Congratulations, Frank!
The Montour Trail Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All
donations are tax-deductible. You may also be eligible for matching
funds from your employer. A copy of the Montour Trail Council’s official registration and financial information may be obtained from the
Pennsylvania Department of State by calling (toll-free within Pennsylvania) 800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
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